March 18, 2011. Pioneer Press
St. Paul's new $2 million solar energy installation on the roof of the St. Paul RiverCentre not only is the largest solar thermal project in the Upper Midwest, it also will serve as a model for other cities to follow, federal energy official Vipin Gupta said at its unveiling Friday.

The U.S. Department of Energy contributed $1 million in...

January 6, 2011. Southwest Minneapolis Patch
Although still in the pilot stage, a $10,000 grant from Minneapolis will pay the cost of a solar assessment, as well as an energy audit.

When Pat Mulroy unveiled his solar display on the roof of Mulroy's Body Shop on Nicollet Ave last spring, Sarah Linnes-Robinson, executive director of Kingfield Neighborhood Association, took note.

December 29, 2010. Finance & Commerce
Mark Lofthus, a state economic development official, knew Minnesota’s nascent angel investment tax credit program would be a way to encourage residents to invest in local companies.

But five months into the program, the level of interest from out-of-state angel investors has surprised him.

December 26, 2010. Star Tribune
Grants totaling $1 million are funding 22 solar projects, using sales tax money from the clean water, land and legacy amendment passed in 2008.

Solar energy projects are springing up in parks and nature centers across the metro area and state, funded by the clean water, land and legacy amendment.

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December 5, 2010. Solar Cities Special Projects announcement
St. Paul District Energy has installed the first of hundreds of solar
thermal panels that are being integrated into its system as part of the Solar Cities Special Projects grant. The installation, creating a 1-MW equivalent solar thermal system, should be complete by the end of the month. The project will result in the largest solar...

November 29, 2010. SolarDaily.com
The last of the 2,613 solar panels at the Minneapolis Convention Center are installed, and the system is fully running, ahead of schedule.

November 10, 2010. U.S. Dept of Energy - Energy Empowers
The Minneapolis neighborhood of Bryn Mawr is called a “neighborhood within a park,” the diverse, middle-class enclave borders on four parks, including the city’s 759-acre flagship Theodore Wirth Park. Over the summer, however, the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association (BMNA) launched a program intended to add more metaphorical greenness.

October 22, 2010. KARE-11 TV (kare11.com)
The switch was flipped this week on the first phase of what will soon be the largest solar farm in the state of Minnesota. Just don't drive to the country looking for it.

October 6, 2010. Kare11.com
MINNEAPOLIS -- The solar array at the Minneapolis Convention Center now has 403 of its 2,613 solar panels installed.

The Minneapolis Convention Center's solar array will be the Upper Midwest's largest solar photovoltaic system, connected directly to the convention center's internal electrical system and producing 750,000 kWh of renewable...

October 6, 2010. Minnesota Renewable Energy Society
The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society completed another successful
solar building tour, including a number of new solar installations in
Minneapolis and Saint Paul.